New NASIC Report Appears Watered Down And Out Of Date January 19, 2021
The US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) has published a new version of its widely referenced Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat report.
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NNSA Nuclear Plan Shows More Weapons, Increasing Costs, Less Transparency
By Hans M. Kristensen The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) new Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) doubles the number of new nuclear warhead programs compared with the previous plan from 2019. The plan shows nuclear weapons advocates taking full advantage of the Trump administration to boost nuclear weapon programs.…
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New NASIC Report Appears Watered Down And Out Of Date
The US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) has published a new version of its widely referenced Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat report. The agency normally puts out an updated version of the report every four years. The previous version dates from 2017. The 2021 report (dated…
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Trump Jr: “Declassify Everything!!!”
On November 8 Donald J. Trump Jr., the President's oldest son, tweeted: "DECLASSIFY EVERYTHING!!!" adding "We can't let the bad actors get away with it." This was not an actual policy proposal and it was not seriously intended for classification officials or even for Trump's own father, who as President is…
Read moreNNSA Nuclear Plan Shows More Weapons, Increasing Costs, Less Transparency December 30, 2020
By Hans M. Kristensen The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) new Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan (SSMP) doubles the number of new nuclear warhead programs compared…
Read moreDNI Tries to Abort Controlled Unclassified Info Policy December 14, 2020
In a bureaucratic bombshell, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has asked the White House to rescind a ten-year-old executive order that required a uniform policy for marking…
Read moreCounting Electoral Votes (CRS) December 14, 2020
The procedural steps leading up to inauguration of the next President on January 20, 2021 are described in a recent Congressional Research Service publication. See…
Read moreSpanish-language vaccine news stories hosting malware disseminated via URL shorteners December 10, 2020
Through link-shortening services such as bit.ly, a third-party has disseminated vaccine-related malware across Latin America.
Read moreJASON Science Advisory Panel Endures December 7, 2020
Having survived a Pentagon attempt to terminate it, the JASON panel that performs independent technical assessments for government agencies now seems set for a period of relative stability. Last year…
Read moreDoD Legislative Proposals to be Published December 7, 2020
After failing to publicly disclose its proposed legislative agenda, the Department of Defense will soon be required to do so. Each year DoD generates proposals for legislative actions that it…
Read more2020 Declassification Deadline Remains in Force December 6, 2020
Classified records that turn 25 years old this year will be automatically declassified on December 31 — despite requests from agencies to extend the deadline due to the pandemic —…
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